Winston Collins Tharp

Background

Tharp, Winston Collins was born on September 30, 1943 in New York City. Son of Winston Collins Senior and Ruth Bailey (Heneberger) Tharp.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1969; Master of Arts in Radio, television and Film, U. Memphis, 1974.

Career

Studio engineer, Station WKNO-FM-television, Memphis, 1969-1975; engineering technician, Auditronics, Inc., Memphis, 1975-1976; master laboratory technician, State Technology Institute, Memphis, 1976-1977; studio engineer, Station WREG-television, Memphis, 1976-1979; chief engineer, Station WQOX-television, Memphis, 1978-1979; chief video engineer university media center, Holiday Inn, Olive Branch, Mississippi, 1979-1980; chief engineer, U. Memphis, 1980-1984; video engineer, MPL Film/Video Post, Memphis, 1984-1987; chief television engineer Department Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University, since 1987. Consultant Memphis City Schools, 1979-1987, Heritage Cablevision, Germantown, Tennessee, 1981-1984, Center for Health Science University Tennessee, Memphis, 1983-1984, First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, 1984-1987.

Membership

Served as sergeant United States Air Force, 1964-1968. Member Society Broadcast Engineers (certified), Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, San Francisco Choral Society.

Interests

• Avocations: choral music, ham radio, genealogy.

Connections

Married Charlene Ann Bradfield, November 7, 1975 (divorced July 1988). Stepchildren: Steven Mark, Shawn David, Tamara Lynn. Married Patricia Lee Miles, January 26, 1993.

Father:

Winston Collins Senior Tharp

Mother:

Ruth Bailey (Heneberger) Tharp

Spouse:

Patricia Lee Miles

Spouse:

Charlene Ann Bradfield

child:

Steven Mark Tharp

child:

Shawn David Tharp

child:

Tamara Lynn Tharp